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Hammond's gone Hollywood.20th Century Fox is filming a television pilot at the stately 80-year-old Hammond City Hall building at 5925 Calumet Ave. It's an untitled legal drama about a woman who is wrongly accused, becomes a lawyer and fights for those who have been wrongly accused.Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott said the filming would not interfere with any city business, or services to residents."They were trying to film on the day of the council meeting and we told them they couldn't film it here," McDermott said. "This is City Hall. We do city business on site. Hammond has an old-fashioned city hall and it's marvelous they want to use it in their show. We're proud to host them to shoot their segments and we're not charging them for any permits or anything. But this isn't a film studio and it can't get in the way of city business."Hammond City Hall has twice before been the setting for filming — once for a television pilot starring Minnie Driver that no network picked up … [Read more...] about 20th Century Fox filming legal drama show at Hammond City Hall

It was announced this morning, confirming rumours started last month, that Fox will sell itself off to Disney, adding yet another name to Disney's vast portfolio of movie studios and television channels. According to the MSNBC report that broke the rumour, Fox felt unconfident competing in an increasingly crowded landscape dominated by heavies including Google, Amazon, Netflix and Facebook, and were therefore eager to sell up. Disney, which already owns Marvel Comics, Lucasfilm, Pixar and ESPN, was decided to be a good fit, the company now taking ownership of Fox's film and TV productions, produced under the banner 20th Century Fox. The deal, worth an eye-watering $52.4 billion, has already sparked enormous implications for the industry, along with further fears of corporate monopolisation. The good news for geeks uninterested in the dangers of all of culture being owned by a handful of billion-dollar corporations? Superhero crossovers! And more … [Read more...] about Why Disney buying 20th Century Fox is good news for Marvel and Star Wars fans

A former executive for Twentieth Century Fox is suing the studio after she claims she was sexually harassed and terminated because of her gender. Denise Stilwell — a former vice president of enterprise rights management — sued the company on Friday, alleging that the film corporation’s executive coach Jack Zwissig told her “people don’t like you” and that she needed to “lift up her skirt,” according to the Hollywood Reporter. Stilwell believes gender was a “substantial motivating factor” for her termination after having worked for the company for over 10 years. She worked in Fox's Television Distribution Department for 10 years and spent two years as a consultant on the enterprise operations division before signing a four-year contract as the VP of enterprise rights management. Disney, 21st Century Fox announce $52 billion merger deal She was informed at the time that she would be promoted to senior vice president within … [Read more...] about Ex-20th Century Fox exec sues studio for sexual harassment

Somewhere between funeral and fete, executives and stars party in Disney's shadow Matt Donnelly, provided by Published 3:57 pm, Monday, January 8, 2018 Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Golden Globes: Raising One Last Glass to 20th Century Fox as We Know It 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Was that the last 20th Century Fox party? That was the whispered but unavoidable question at Sunday’s Golden Globes after the telecast dissolved into almost a dozen afterparties at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The Skylight Ballroom atop the building hosted winners and nominees from Fox’s film studio, broadcast network and cable entity FX. It was a starry and indulgent display of the work the company did this year: Hugh Jackman blowing kisses to producer Amy Pascal, Penelope Cruz posting up with activist Janet Mock, Naomi Campbell and Billie Jean King fighting their way through a throng of Guillermo del Toro fans just to get to the bar. Latest … [Read more...] about Golden Globes: Raising One Last Glass to 20th Century Fox as We Know It

Witness the mythic spectacle, digital wizardry and box-office dominance of a movie like Star Wars: The Last Jedi. It makes it easy to forget that commercial American cinema was born in grubby penny arcades and nickelodeon halls, with silent images that juddered to life for a few moments.Yet this novelty of the late 19th century was the very future of show business, as shepherded by a handful of entrepreneurs, most from the immigrant streets of New York — and none more driven or influential than William Fox.Fox — born Fuchs, a son of Hungarian Jews who struggled for their place in the ghettos of lower Manhattan — went from peddling candies as a child of the 1890s to studio head by 1915.His empire, with its vertical integration of Fox filmmaking, film distribution and exhibition, was the root of a great brand, 20th Century Fox. By now that brand is buried in the parts of Rupert Murdoch’s Fox media monolith just sold to Disney Corp. for $52 … [Read more...] about New bio: Remembering William Fox, the flawed genius behind 20th Century Fox

The empire of Rupert Murdoch — the octogenarian mogul known for aggressively buying up media properties for decades — is set to be split up.Disney on Thursday announced it would buy key parts of 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion in stock. The deal would give Disney the 20th Century Fox film and TV studios, cable properties like FX, a share in European media giant Sky, and a controlling interest in Hulu. Disney CEO Bob Iger will stay on past his planned 2019 retirement date through the end of 2021, effectively putting to rest rumors that the executive was planning a presidential run.Fox’s holdings will be pared down to focus on news and sports. A new company will include the Fox broadcast network, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, and Fox Sports. If approved by regulators, the deal positions Disney to better compete with newer competitors like Netflix and Amazon and would add a powerful roster of entertainment properties — like X-Men — to … [Read more...] about Disney Is Buying Parts Of 21st Century Fox For More Than $50 Billion

Before Rupert Murdoch's Fox News dropped Bill O’Reilly during a sexual harassment scandal, the former host's work was headed to the silver screen.Last year, Murdoch's film studio 20th Century Fox optioned Killing the Rising Sun, O’Reilly’s 2016 book about the Pacific theater of World War II and the sixth installment in his popular Killing series. According to two people familiar with the matter, that deal was a part of O'Reilly's contract renewal renegotiations with Fox News.Two other sources said that the book option, which was previously unreported, was not part of the formal contract language.Murdoch — the media mogul behind parent company 21st Century Fox and acting Fox News chief — leaned on his film studio to pick up the book, irking studio employees in the process, according to one of the people.Now, with O'Reilly out at Fox News, the film's future is unclear.A spokesperson for O'Reilly said he had no new information about the 20th Century Fox … [Read more...] about 20th Century Fox Optioned Bill O’Reilly WWII Book Months Before His Exit

Twentieth Century Fox officials said they have found no evidence actors took Native American artifacts while filming "Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials" at a private New Mexico ranch. Chris Petrikin, a spokesman for 20th Century Fox, told The Associated Press that a studio investigation concluded no items were removed from the Diamond Tail Ranch just south of San Felipe Pueblo, despite remarks from the film's star, Dylan O'Brien. "Twentieth Century Fox and the entire Scorch Trials production have deep respect for the local Native American culture and environment and are sorry that any actions or statements by people involved in the production led to any suggestion that our intentions were anything but deferential or that anything was taken from the area," Petrikin said in a statement late Thursday. During an appearance on "Live with Kelly and Michael" last month, O'Brien said cast members took artifacts from the private ranch north of Albuquerque, despite warnings not to do so. … [Read more...] about 20th Century Fox: No evidence ‘Maze Runner’ cast took Native American artifacts from set

The rivalry between Twentieth Century Fox and Disney just got a little more animated. DreamWorks Animation announced Monday that the studio was ditching its previous distribution partner, Paramount, to sign a five-year distribution agreement with Fox. The move unites Dreamworks’ stable - which includes the “Shrek” and “Madagascar” franchises - with Fox’s own Blue Sky Studios - maker of the animated “Rio” and “Ice Age” films. “DreamWorks Animation is a great company that makes terrific films and everyone here feels privileged and honored to have been chosen to distribute their marvelous work throughout the world,” stated Fox Filmed Entertainment CEOs and Chairmen, Jim Gianopulos and Tom Rothman said in a joint statement. “We are particularly excited to add DreamWorks Animation’s films to the strong and growing slate of movies from our outstanding Blue Sky Studios division.” Blue Sky … [Read more...] about Dreamworks Animation signs deal with 20th Century Fox, creating major challenge to Disney

A CALIFORNIA movie executive who won an NCAA basketball championship with UCLA in 1975 remained missing Sunday, five days after he was last seen driving his car. Gavin Smith, 57, who has worked for 18 years in the movie distribution department at 20th Century Fox, has not been heard from since he was seen Tuesday driving his Mercedes-Benz near his home in Oak Park, northwest of Los Angeles. Authorities went public with the case Friday in an effort to turn up leads as to his whereabouts. Smith is 6-feet-6 and 210 pounds, with gray hair and blond highlights. The president of Fox distribution, Chris Aronson, told the Hollywood Reporter that there was no indication of problems that may have led to his disappearance. Join the Conversation: … [Read more...] about 20th Century Fox film executive gone missing